Salman enjoys kite festival with Narendra Modi

Salman
Khan was in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to celebrate kite festival with Narendra Modi.
Salman called Mr. Modi “a good man” and “a great man”. He even acknowledged the
developments that have taken place in Gujarat in the tenure of Mr. Modi as a
Chief Minister. The superstar’s compliments for the prime ministerial candidate
meant a major triumph for Mr. Modi. The whole affair was marked as a major
image building exercise for Narendra Modi.

However,
Salman did not say that his vote goes to Narendra Modi. He smartly said that
let the best man win. However, as Salman enjoys a huge fan following especially
among the Muslim underclass, his wishes for Narendra Modi meant lots for the
latter.

For
this BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate, whose image has been marred a little by
Gujarat riot which claimed the lives of more than 1200 people and mostly
Muslim, a visit by superstar Salman Khan and a shower of praises by him meant a
lot for his public image. This was clearly seen as a publicity stunt by Mr. Modi.

Modi
was quick to publicize his interaction with Dabangg Khan. He posted 4 tweets in
3 hours including two photographs with Salman Khan. At 12.58 pm, Modi tweeted,
“Enjoying Uttarayan in Ahmedabad. Salman Khan will join for lunch.” Then he
posted a photograph of him with Salman Khan. Then after some time, he again
tweeted, “Having Undhiyu for lunch with Salman Khan. Undhiyu is a Gujarati
delicacy and is a must-have during Uttarayan!” After two hours, he again
tweeted, “It was good to see Salman Khan trying his hand at flying kites! He
flew the kites well.”

Salman
had basically came to Ahmedabad in order to promote his upcoming movie ‘Jai
Ho’. He visited Uttarayan, which is an International kite festival. There he
met Modi who was also present to fly kites.

Salman
talked about Narendra Modi. He said, “The best man for Bharat, for India should
be prime minister.”

Towards
the end of a meeting with media, Salman said about Narendra Modi, “Aaj pehli
baar mulakat hui hai and I hope yeh mulakatein badhti rahe. We get along. He is
a great man. I wish him all the very best in real life.”